Chapter 386: Milan
The day after the race, An Feng returned to London.
Today's sports news was buzzing, with Liverpool's win over in-form Manchester City boding well, and some fans crediting the appearance of the boss lady to the fact that the themed dress brought good luck to the team. There are also people on social networks who posted selfies with her.
Although she was low-key and did not accept interviews, she still gave fans a chance to take a few harmless photos with them when she left, they were also very well-behaved, just close together, and there was no other action, An Feng remembered that when she took photos with celebrities before, there were fans hugging excitedly.
But these bodyguards around Joanna are not good-looking, they are all meat-eating.
Upon her return to London, Joanna attended a high-level meeting of the Foundation to hear a presentation. It mainly talks about the operation of the foundation, the profits, and how much profit is used for charity and investment. The Foundation has £150 million in funding, and £8 million has already been spent on charity this year.
"One of the most successful is the support for autism treatment, which has already achieved very good results, and the Foundation continues to fund specialized hospitals in this area to promote this technology, and use the profits to use it for more charitable causes. The others are ......"
Ms. Branson, the Foundation's Board Member, chaired the meeting and gave a brief presentation on important matters.
Joanna also gave comments and suggestions, and finally considered that the current structure of the foundation is very reasonable, and the subordinate financial management team is fully staffed, and decided to donate 100 million pounds for the development of the foundation and the construction of philanthropy, and set up representative offices in more countries.
A one-time donation of 100 million pounds is not a small amount, but it happened without warning in this conference room, in the presence of a dozen or so senior executives and directors. Her indifferent fame and fortune won everyone's respect, and the Foundation's social media page was reported on it afterwards.
People who follow the Foundation learned about it, and someone then forwarded it. After the news media asked the Foundation for verification, and after receiving a positive answer, they gave some space to report, and the matter was really known to more people, and it was discussed and praised by people.
And Joanna, who is the focus of the topic, has left London. Go south to Italy.
Milan, without a doubt, is a city of drunken money, with some of Italy's best opera houses, the most splendid costumes and the most extravagant nightlife. It's not the perfect place for the budget-conscious traveler, but it's a place where you can get a glimpse of the luxurious life of the upper income class.
An Feng's private jet arrives in the ancient city of Milan.
I didn't see much extravagance and glitz, but looking out of the car window, the ancient and low buildings around me became An Feng's first impression of Milan, which is the same in most European cities, and their architectural feelings are very deep. It is not common to demolish old buildings to build new ones.
The hotel's shuttle bus takes them to the city center, Milan's high-end hotels are centered on Piazza del Church, surrounded by the surrounding area, An Feng chose a location with a clear view of the Duomo of Milan, and when he checked in, he found that it was the same as the surrounding buildings, ancient, not tall, and lived in the best suites on the top floor. It costs 23,000 euros a day plus a service fee, which is equivalent to 30,000 US dollars.
The appearance of the $30,000 hotel is a bit sorry for the public. The buildings in the city center are almost like this, most of them are three or five stories high, and they are found to be OK after moving in, the interior has been repaired, and the suite has a master bedroom and a guest room, and a living room. The main attraction is the outdoor rooftop.
The rooftop feels like a part of the roof has been demolished, with lounge sofas and an outdoor bar, surrounded by greenery to create a sky garden atmosphere. Sit and see the spire of the Duomo of Milan not far away.
An Feng sat on a sofa that could lie on people outdoors, and it was okay, a little different from other hotels where he had stayed for tens of thousands of dollars a night, but it was understandable, after all, the cost of accommodation in Milan has always been high. But he never thought about it, he came to conquer the "luxury" here with money.
There are two purposes for coming to Milan, the first is to participate in Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week is very high, and does not accept those who come to the door on their own initiative, and if they want to go to the show, they can only be invited - the invitation is not a problem for Joanna at all, and people are afraid that they want this dame to come to the show.
The second is to meet Austin, who is currently investing in a subsidiary of bio-beverages, and Anfeng, as a consortium boss, needs to get to know his partners in Italy and get acquainted with some politicians by the way. He bought an island here, and dealing with the government would make it easier to act in the future.
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After the house was settled, it was still early, and Joanna democratically voted to go out.
An Feng glanced at Milan in a hurry, and was naturally willing to go out, leaving two of the other four bodyguards to rest, and the remaining two to accompany him. I heard that as well as Joanna herself, the security in some popular areas of Milan is not very good, and the little black is active, and there are also local Latin thieves hidden.
An Feng has seen the power of Latin thieves, mainly concentrated in Italy, Spain and France, these guys are not doing their jobs, the third hand is very long, some pay attention to technology, silently take away your things, some pay attention to brute force, smash your car windows, pry your car door and the like.
So it's safest to go out and bring two clever bodyguards.
The hotel's Maserati sent them to the square in front of the cathedral, and the must-see in Milan is the cathedral, and the cross corridor next to the cathedral, just like the Chinese go to city B to see the sky = An = gate and the Forbidden City, you haven't seen it and are not too embarrassed to say that you have been to Milan.
The cathedral is very great, more than 600 years old, very tall and very wide, the Gothic style is determined by the pointy top, it must be high, and it has to be elongated, the surface is a dazzling sculpture, and the ceiling inside can make you look up 90 degrees to the sky.
The church is open to tourists, but not for those in short skirts and shorts, walking inside feels a little smaller, facing those huge stone pillars and towering domes, it makes people feel small, but because it is a Catholic church, Joanna's evaluation is average, and faith is the highest.
The visit was very simple, and Joanna looked at the pigeons in the square: "Let's go feed the pigeons, shall we?" ”
"Okay, find someone who sells bird food." An Feng looked around.
Joanna reminded: "Beware of gypsies or swaying guys who sell bird food, they are gangs that steal things by blinding your eyes when you are buying, or extorting them by charging high prices, and they won't give you or let you go." My friend told me about the experience. ”
"Then I'll have to buy bird food, right?" An Feng walked up to a guy who sold bird food and communicated in English.
Joanna hid behind him with a handbag, surrounded by two bodyguards, a man and a woman, especially Neil's chest muscles were about to stretch the suit open, and the guy who sold bird food traded bird food and cash with him with trembling hands, and left in fear after finishing, Joanna smiled and said, "You scared him." ”
The pigeons in the square immediately pounced as soon as they saw that there was something to eat, they were not afraid of people at all, if they could speak, it must be "Lao Tzu has seen more people than you have eaten rice", An Feng also grabbed some bird food and sprinkled it on the ground, but when they took off, they were very careful to hide.
"What are you doing?" Joanna was curious.
"Aren't you afraid of it dropping bombs?" An Feng pointed to the flying pigeons, which occasionally ate too much, causing the take-off weight to be too large, and they would drop some bombs.
"You've definitely been beaten before." Joanna said.
An Feng smiled dryly, he wanted to say that he almost succeeded in eating roast pigeon later.
After feeding the birds, the next stop is the "Arcade of Emmanuel II" next to the cathedral, which is generally called the Cross Corridor is more convenient. There's not much to say there, and one of the few places in Europe that can quickly empty your wallet and make the poor cry is also a haven for luxury.
The wide and towering cross-corridor is home to all the luxury brands imaginable, and due to the country of origin, the prices are so low that most people who come to Milan to buy from abroad skip the scenery and spend ten hours a day immersed in it, then go back to the hotel to sleep and stop the next day.
Joanna is not so crazy, she already has a number of brands of haute couture, but when she comes, she can't go home empty-handed, looking down at the handbag, I feel that it should be old after a few days, and I can't stop after passing through the window, it is reported that it has just come out of the production line.
And then...... Buy it directly, An Feng is not interested in swiping the card, his money is enough to buy it here again and then buy it several times. But I was more interested in the floor in the center of the corridor, and after following the crowd to find the popular Taurus pattern, I found that a hole was stepped out of its small Ding Ding position.
is so lacking in morality, and what An Feng has to do is to step on it and take a turn.
"It's said that good luck will come after a turn, so try it." An Feng recommended.
I don't know who first spread this strange custom, which succeeded in getting all visitors to use the heel of their shoes to drill a deep pit in the ground, and the circles were smooth and shiny, contrasting with the surrounding patterns...... An Fenglai's biggest interest in shopping is concentrated in this area.
As he continued to wander down, he found a "perfume shop...... Austin's speed is also fast enough, have opened the store here, the location is still very central, there are many people who come here every day to travel and shop, and when you encounter a beautifully decorated store, you will inevitably go in to have a look.
It's more about its brand, Bida is widely spread in the fashion industry, high-end custom models have always been the trend of rich stars, and it is rare to see such a brand that makes people concentrate on enthusiasm in addition to luxury goods, and this peculiar drink has completely done it.
Compared with the situation in London, perhaps because of the geographical location, there are many customers in the store, and there are some Asians, in fact, you know where you come from when you listen to Chinese. There are no low-to-mid-end products in the store, they only sell high-end products, and every item is exquisite and worth emptying your wallet.
An Feng also heard that some people want to customize, but unfortunately only VIP orders are currently accepted.
From the United States, the United Kingdom to the present Italy, the shortage of supply is an obvious phenomenon, the low-end counters set up in supermarkets are very popular, and the high-end luxury goods are also full of customers, meeting the different needs of different groups of people, and changing people's understanding of biological beverages step by step.
Judging from the popularity of these countries, the paving plan for bio-beverages is successful. (To be continued......)